Herald of Ice
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Grants a buff adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, this skill will cause them to explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. This damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage
Damage cannot be Reflected
Base radius is 1.2 metres
Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Attack Cold Damage
Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Spell Cold Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 16Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfIce
Herald of Ice is a Herald skill. It reserves mana to grant added cold damage to attacks and spells and causes frozen enemies you shatter to explode, dealing cold damage in an area.
Skill functions and interactions
Explode on Shatter: While Herald of Ice is active, if you shatter an enemy (usually by killing a frozen enemy but also Call of the Void works for killing chilled enemies), an explosion will be created that deals cold secondary damage to other enemies in an area. This explosion can be modified by support gems linked to Herald of Ice, such as Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger
Icon: &
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Supported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit
You cannot Cast Supported Curse Spells
35% less Effect of Supported Curses
Supported Skills have (50-31)% reduced Curse Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Curse DurationThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: E
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
Spell Damage: Because of the line Damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, support gems which grant more spell damage, increases and reductions to spell damage on the passive tree, or even critical modifiers such as increased critical strike chance for spells will not apply.
Increased Cold Damage: The Buff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage from quality applies globally to all cold damage.
Area of Effect: Area of Effect modifiers from passives, items, and gems affect the radius of the on-kill explosion.
Gem level progression
Level | Spell Cold Damage | Attack Cold Damage | Cold Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 18–26 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 23–35 | 49725 | 49725 |
3 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 30–45 | 95714 | 145439 |
4 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 7–10 | 7–10 | 38–57 | 169595 | 315034 |
5 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 8–12 | 8–12 | 45–67 | 199345 | 514379 |
6 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 9–14 | 9–14 | 53–80 | 285815 | 800194 |
7 | 37 | 54 | 37 | 10–16 | 10–16 | 62–94 | 401344 | 1201538 |
8 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 12–18 | 12–18 | 73–110 | 554379 | 1755917 |
9 | 43 | 62 | 43 | 13–20 | 13–20 | 85–128 | 755049 | 2510966 |
10 | 46 | 66 | 46 | 15–23 | 15–23 | 99–149 | 1016533 | 3527499 |
11 | 49 | 70 | 48 | 17–26 | 17–26 | 115–173 | 1898602 | 5426101 |
12 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 19–29 | 19–29 | 134–200 | 1964019 | 7390120 |
13 | 55 | 78 | 54 | 22–33 | 22–33 | 154–232 | 2573731 | 9963851 |
14 | 58 | 82 | 57 | 24–37 | 24–37 | 178–267 | 4676439 | 14640290 |
15 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 26–39 | 26–39 | 195–293 | 3017327 | 17657617 |
16 | 62 | 87 | 60 | 28–42 | 28–42 | 214–321 | 7823001 | 25480618 |
17 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 30–46 | 30–46 | 235–352 | 15264208 | 40744826 |
18 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 33–49 | 33–49 | 257–386 | 26272845 | 67017671 |
19 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 35–53 | 35–53 | 282–422 | 62872274 | 129889945 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 38–56 | 38–56 | 308–462 | 212023122 | 341913067 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 40–61 | 40–61 | 337–505 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 43–65 | 43–65 | 368–552 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 46–70 | 46–70 | 402–603 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 50–75 | 50–75 | 438–658 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 53–80 | 53–80 | 478–717 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 57–85 | 57–85 | 521–782 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 61–91 | 61–91 | 568–852 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 65–98 | 65–98 | 619–928 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 69–104 | 69–104 | 674–1010 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 74–111 | 74–111 | 733–1100 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 77–115 | 77–115 | 765–1149 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 79–119 | 79–119 | 796–1198 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 82–123 | 82–123 | 830–1251 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 85–127 | 85–127 | 863–1304 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 87–131 | 87–131 | 899–1361 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 90–135 | 90–135 | 934–1418 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 93–140 | 93–140 | 971–1479 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 96–144 | 96–144 | 1008–1540 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 99–149 | 99–149 | 1047–1605 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 102–154 | 102–154 | 1085–1670 | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality | Weight |
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Superior | +(0.01-0.2) metres to radius | 1 |
Item acquisition
Herald of Ice can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Herald of Ice can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 Yeena | ✓ | ||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Ruthless mode
Herald of Ice cannot be obtained from quests or traded for using an Uncarved GemstoneUncarved GemstoneTrade this in to Siosa inside the Library for a Skill Gem through Siosa in Ruthless mode.
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Herald of Ice.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Herald of Ice Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Herald of Ice Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Herald of Ice has 40% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Herald of Ice has 60% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Herald of Ice has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Herald of Ice has 75% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 100 |
Related unique items
The following unique items are related to Herald of Ice:
Item | Base Item | Stats | |||
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MegalomaniacMegalomaniac Medium Cluster JewelAdds 4 Passive Skills Added Small Passive Skills grant Nothing <3 Random notable mods>CorruptedIf you're going to act like you're better than everyone else, make sure you are.Place into an allocated Medium or Large Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Added passives do not interact with jewel radiuses. Right click to remove from the Socket. | Medium Cluster Jewel | 1 | Adds 4 Passive Skills Added Small Passive Skills grant Nothing
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Circle of FearCircle of Fear Sapphire RingRequires Level 52<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(20-30) to Dexterity Adds (20-25) to (26-35) Cold Damage +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance <Two Random Herald of Ice modifiers>My subordinates circled me eternally, attuned to the slightest weakness, ready to tear me apart for their own gains. | Sapphire Ring | 52 | <One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(20-30) to Dexterity Adds (20-25) to (26-35) Cold Damage +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance
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Circle of AmbitionCircle of Ambition Prismatic RingRequires Level 64<Three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances 10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills <Three Random Herald modifiers>I will build the wall that stands against the tide. The day is coming... I have seen it. | Prismatic Ring | 64 | <Three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances 10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
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Related passive skills
The following passive skills are related to Herald of Ice: No results found for the given query.
Related modifiers
These Searing Exarch implicit are able to find in some items that dropped from the Searing Exarch or monster related to it, the mod can also be added via Searing Exarch currencies. Some high tier mod requires Orb of ConflictOrb of ConflictStack Size: 10Unpredictably raise the strength of one Searing Exarch or Eater of Worlds modifier on an item and lower the strength of another
Lesser modifiers that have their strength lowered will be removedRight click this item then left click a non-unique item to apply it. Can only be used on items that have both a Searing Exarch and an Eater of Worlds implicit modifier. The chance of raising or lowering a modifier depends on its relative strength. to craft (These datamined tiers are counted from the bottom. Ie, T6 is the highest tier):
Name | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicit1 | 75 | Herald of Ice has (15-17)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicit2 | 75 | Herald of Ice has (18-20)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicit3 | 75 | Herald of Ice has (21-23)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicit4 | 75 | Herald of Ice has (24-26)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicit5 | 75 | Herald of Ice has (27-28)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicit6 | 75 | Herald of Ice has (29-30)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence1 | 75 | While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (33-35)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 0 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence2 | 75 | While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (36-38)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 0 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence3 | 75 | While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (39-41)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence4 | 75 | While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (42-44)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence5 | 75 | While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (45-46)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence6 | 75 | While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (47-48)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence1 | 75 | While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (24-26)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 0 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence2 | 75 | While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (27-29)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence3 | 75 | While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (30-32)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence4 | 75 | While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (33-35)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence5 | 75 | While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (36-37)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150 |
HeraldBonusIceEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence6 | 75 | While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Ice has (38-39)% increased Buff Effect | no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150 |
Alternate skill effects
Herald of Ice has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Automaton Herald EffectAutomaton Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an Automaton Effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an Automaton Effect. |
Blood Guard Herald EffectBlood Guard Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect. |
Celestial Herald EffectCelestial Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Celestial Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Demonic Herald EffectDemonic Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Demonic Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Demonic Effect. |
Despair Herald EffectDespair Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Despair Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Despair Effect. |
Divine Herald EffectDivine Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect. |
Dragon Hunter Herald EffectDragon Hunter Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect. |
Faith Guard Herald EffectFaith Guard Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect. |
Gloom Herald EffectGloom Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a dark effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a dark effect. |
Gore Herald EffectGore Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a gory effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a gory effect. |
Innocence Herald EffectInnocence Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an innocence effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an innocence effect. |
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem. | Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem. |
Purple Herald EffectPurple Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a purple effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a purple effect. |
Sin Herald EffectSin Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect. |
Stygian Herald EffectStygian Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Stygian Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Stygian Effect. |
Sunprism Herald EffectSunprism Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Sunprism Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Sunprism Effect. |
Transcendence Herald EffectTranscendence Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Transcendence Effect. | Your Herald becomes a Transcendence Effect. |
Wasteland Herald EffectWasteland Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a Wasteland Effect. | Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a Wasteland Effect. |
White Herald EffectWhite Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a White Effect. | Your Herald becomes a White Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.23.0 |
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3.4.0 |
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3.0.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.3.0 |
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1.2.4 |
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1.2.3 |
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1.2.0 |
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